
In my area, and in much of the US, you’re not getting out of a typical women’s salon haircut for less than $54. Using the CreaClip to cut my own hair saves me over $210/year assuming a quarterly cut (my situation). Now, I trim more often since it is so quick!
I never saw myself as an As Seen on TV buyer, but between the Turbie Twist and this, here we are. The CreaClip was pitched on Shark Tank (never seen it).
But first, some context:
Apart from my balayage, I never had great experiences getting my hair cut in salons! I could live without it, but I didn’t want unkempt hair, either.
When the pandemic decided to invert our worlds, I cut my and my partner’s hair exclusively.
I was initially worried about cutting mine, but I figured things out. This Instagram tutorial helped; over time, I refined my process to balance what I wanted and what I felt comfortable executing. It took me about 30-45 minutes of sectioning, trimming, re-sectioning, etc.
It is great to:
- Save time
- Save money, and
- Avoid annoyance over the repetitive (well-intended, just gets old!) small talk in the chair.
Win, win, win.
–But I want layers!
Same. But I want to avoid having appointments even more than that.
Cutting layers on yourself is tricky, even with a tutorial – and I made a mistake I didn’t like. (Nothing upsetting, just not what I was going for). Eventually, I saw a clever product (that I was initially skeptical of per usual) that allows you to DIY various cuts on yourself and others: the CreaClip.
I know DIY isn’t for everyone, but I have really enjoyed saving the money I was spending on haircuts (especially now). So, can I save even more time and achieve consistent, reliable results? Sign me up! I’m done in about 5-10 minutes now, and I cut my hair dry.
What The Hell is a CreaClip?
The CreaClip is a wide, curved clip with teeth equipped with a level to help ensure your cuts don’t go awry. It doesn’t cut for you (cough, FlowBee – but hey, Clooney uses a FlowBee so who are we to scoff?). It does, however, help you wrangle your hair and set up your cuts not to be a disaster.
Without it, you’re doing weird mirror tricks like in the Instagram tutorial I linked above or awkward behind-the-back maneuvers with clippers. No thanks.
There’s a full-size and a smaller one for bangs. They’re helpful for long and short hair. You section and position your hair according to the cut you’re going for and secure your hair in it with the clip on the slide to hold it closed. To ensure the level is correct, slide it to the area you want and cut below it.
How I use the CreaClip
I follow this painfully simple tutorial from the brand:
The video gives you three options:
- A V cut (my usual choice)
- A U cut (adds a step to the previous) and
- Adding texture (adds a step).
That isn’t all you can do with it – the brand shares some tutorials here, and there are more on YouTube.
Cost
At $30, the CreaClip original set costs less than a women’s salon haircut and tip in most US markets (excluding value options like GreatClips).
If you don’t have hair scissors already, they sell this kit for $40. I use scissors I already had ($10 on Amazon here).
The Bottom Line
Unless I have a hair disaster or am in a salon already for another service (e.g., color), I don’t see myself getting a professional haircut in the foreseeable future. If I was one of those people who insisted on my hair looking THE. SAME. week to week, I could do that with this.
It isn’t that I don’t value professional expertise; my requirements for a haircut just don’t demand them. My choice frees up capacity for customers who want higher-value services (chemical treatments, styling) and enables stylists to make more!
I use the short CreaClip, and I am so grateful that this tool exists! I have been cutting my hair since 2017. I follow some of the haircut tutorials on the “Styles by Summer” YouTube channel. Now, I also color and tone my hair, and a couple of times a year, I add or refresh highlights in the front.